World History Fall Semester Final Review

Question 1

Which of the following was an effect of the printing revolution in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

The spread of new ideas and increased literacy.

Question 2

The main reason the Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in world history is-

Accepted Answer

Domestication of animals & farming ended nomadic life

Question 3

The exchange of silks & spices and the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Roads are examples of—

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion

Question 4

The Ten Commandments & the Eightfold Path are similar is that they—

Accepted Answer

Provide codes of behavior

Question 5

In Europe during the Middle Ages, increases in trade and commerce resulted in-

Accepted Answer

The development of towns and cities

Question 6

The Ottomans were a strong trading empire through the mid-1600s because they –

Accepted Answer

Controlled access to the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Question 7

Europeans began to find new trade routes to Asia because of the Ottoman Empire's taxes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

As a result of the Black Death in Europe —

Accepted Answer

many Europeans began to distrust church leaders

Question 9

Which change to Christian Church practices was suggested by Martin Luther?

Accepted Answer

Printing the Bible in native languages

Question 10

Most paintings by this artist are representative of which period in history?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 11

Renaissance ideas spread Italy to France and northern Europe mainly by-

Accepted Answer

increased trade

Question 12

The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by-

Accepted Answer

The manor system and the importance of land ownership

Question 13

The heliocentric model and the work of Isaac Newton are all associated with which revolution?

Accepted Answer

Scientific Revolution

Question 14

Which ideas during the Scientific Revolution that were expressed in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

Observation and experimentation

Question 15

During the Middle Ages, the most direct effect of the printing press in Europe was the-

Accepted Answer

rapid spread of new ideas

Question 16

These architectural achievements best indicate that—

Accepted Answer

Advanced technology existed in early civilizations

Question 17

A major reason the Renaissance began in Italy was that –

Accepted Answer

City-states had grown wealthy from trade btw Europe and Asia

Question 18

The Portuguese were the first European nation to discover the new world

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

After contact with Europeans, millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result of –

Accepted Answer

New diseases to which the natives had no natural immunity

Question 20

The ideals created in Athens of Ancient Greece & Republican Rome influenced the development of—

Accepted Answer

democracy in America

Question 21

Which was a new innovation during the Medieval Agricultural Revolution in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Three-field crop rotation

Question 22

The Dark Ages/Medieval time began after the Greek Empire collapsed

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

What does this illustration show about a typical manor?

Accepted Answer

People depended on agricultural production.

Question 24

The Middle Passage is best defined as –

Accepted Answer

The forced journey of enslaved Africans to the Americas

Question 25

Feudalism came into existence in Western Europe mainly because of the-

Accepted Answer

decline of the Roman Empire

Question 26

Which economic system existed in Europe during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Manorialism

Question 27

The revival of Greek and Roman culture, the economic growth & the development of Humanism were

Accepted Answer

European Renaissance

Question 28

This statue is most closely associated with which religion?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 29

Martin Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for –

Accepted Answer

Selling indulgences

Question 30

Under Feudalism, Lords granted land to Vassals in exchange for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Military service

Question 31

As a result of the Medieval Agricultural Revolution —

Accepted Answer

Europeans had a stable food supply, thus increased trade

Question 32

Which geographic factor was most important to the development of river valley civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Fertile soils

Question 33

Which of the following is the most important economic activity in a medieval town?

Accepted Answer

All the above

World History Fall Semester Final Review

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World History Fall Semester Final Review

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